of for the senator's passing. as was told me when my father was gone, someday, not today or tomorrow, but someday you're going to think about the senator, your husband, your father, your friend and a smile will come to your face before a tear will wet your eye. and i do pray that that day comes sooner than later. thank you for watching tonight. cnn tonight will take up our coverage with don lemon right now. >> i know you know it is not about me. i lost my father, lost my step father. i can only imagine what megan mccain is going through right now. i just hope that one day their sadness is transcended and they can smile with memories of what a great man their father and their husband was. >> i hope they take that solace.

john mccain was a great man and the country is remembering that right now. that is important, too. they have a big family. i hope they are there for each other because they need it right now. >> you never get over it. you learn to live with it. this whole coverage i have been watching this weekend. this is what we do. i hate to mention president petty in the same sentence with john mccain. i don't think that this president deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence with him especially given the way he has acted over the last couple of years when it comes to john mccain but especially over the last couple of days. this is an american hero who deserves all of our respect and who would debate you on the issues and then leave with a smile or tell you that you were -- i can't believe such small thoughts come out of a big head. >> how can such a big head hold such few thoughts of value. >> i'm going to have to do it.

just know viewers and chris, i hate mentioning this president. >> there is a reason that you do it. john mccain would have done it. you are pointing out proof of contrast in a moment where the country is remembering what matters. >> thank you, my friend. it was beautiful what you said in the end there. i will see you tomorrow night. this is cnn tonight. you know, in these strange and challenging times that we live in it feels like one word has been lost and forgotten. that word is statesman. tonight we have lost a true statesman in every sense of the word with the death of john mccain. he is the embodiment of a true leader. he is being mourned as a hero and a patriot by his senate and house colleagues on both sides of the aisle and by his fellow americans, of course. after learning last summer he had cancer mccain stood on the senate floor, a man who was a

proud servant of his country. i want to play some of his words which are more important now than ever. >> my service here is the most important job i have had in my life. i am so grateful, so grateful to the people of arizona for the privilege, for the honor of serving here and the opportunities it gives me to play a small role in the history of the country that i love. our system doesn't depend on our nobility. it accounts for our imperfections and gives us in order to individual strivings that helped make ours the most powerful and prosperous society on earth. it is our responsibility to preserve that even when it requires us to do something less satisfying than winning. what have we to lose by trying to work together to find those solutions? we are not getting done much apart. i don't think any of us feels

very proud of our incapacity. the success of the senate is important to the continued success of america. this country, this big, boisterous, striving, daring, beautiful, brave, good and magnificent country needs us to help it thrive. america has made a greater contribution than any other nation to an international order that has liberated more people from tyranny and poverty than ever before in history. we have been the greatest example, the greatest supporter and the greatest defender of that order. we aren't afraid. we don't cover other people's land and wealth. we don't hide behind walls. we brace them. we are a blessing to humanity. >> john mccain earned the right to say that. having fought communism and --

it says so much about his character that vietnam's foreign minister offered condolences to the mccain family while praising him for building relations with vietnam. john mccain, the longest serving senator and statesman, a true leader composed a final message to his fellow americans delivered today by his long-time aid rick davis. >> ten years ago i had the privilege to concede defeat in the election for president. i want to end my farewell to you with heartfelt faith in americans that i felt so powerfully that evening. i feel it powerfully still. do not despair of our present difficulties.

we believe always in the promise and greatness of america because nothing is inevitable here. americans never quit. we never surrender. we never hide from history. we make history. farewell, fellow americans. god bless you and god bless america. >> very well said. john mccain, a statesman and an american hero. president trump finally speaking out saying our hearts and prayers are with john mccain's family and that we appreciate everything senator mccain has done for the country. let's talk about that. i want to bring in abby phillips, cnn global affairs analyst max boot. good evening. what is wrong with this man? >> that's a great question, don. to paraphrase winston churchill, donald trump occasionally does the right thing only after he

has exhausted every other alternative. it was sickening to see how hard it was today to get him to pay homage in any way -- >> how small can you be? >> he redefines smallness all the time. it is such a contrast with john mccain who is larger than life. his heroics were almost beyond belief, the kind of life he lived inspires nothing but admiration. we are hearing that expressed. you can see how it is eating away at donald trump. he can't stand to see somebody else getting all this praise. he is lashing out. it's a horrible thing to see from somebody who is supposed to lead the nation, who is supposed to express our highest ideals. donald trump talks a lot about american greatness but he does not exemplify american greatness. john mccain did. >> i said in the open the word statesman.

it's a huge loss not only for the senate but for the country. >> i mean, if you had to ask someone to name a u.s. senator, chances are with hillary clinton out of the senate and ted kennedy having passed you would probably get john mccain as the name that would be on most people's lips. part of it is because he ran for president twice. part of it is because of the compelling nature of his life. someone born into a military family who by his own admission screwed up. i was watching our documentary last night. john mccain said i didn't know how i graduated from annapolis. his life story i think is something that draws a lot of people in and his willingness to admit that i screw up. i got knocked down and got back up. that is all you can do. that is why -- i'm with you, by

the way, if we can spend 90% of the time talking about john mccain. what donald trump did today, the statement he released on saturday and under pressure today lacks a lot of things. i think the most important thing it lacks is grace and class. that's what we expect out of a president, republican, democrat, independent. >> there is another g word that goes with that and the word is gauche. if you don't know, it exemplifies exactly what is happening in the moment right now with this person. i agree with you on that. abby, i have to bring abby in because i need analysis from the white house. the president finally issued a proclamation to lower the flags at the white house.

he finally issued a brief statement of praise after ignoring numerous questions at five different photo ops about mccain. i want you to watch this. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> thank you. >> why won't you say anything about john mccain? >> mr. president, any comment on john mccain? >> we are hearing more tonight about what his white house staff was hoping would happen. what are you hearing? >> it seems very much that the pressure just built and built and built, not just outside of the white house but also inside of the white house. we are learning that some white house staffers here were really hoping the president would correct this. many of them were exerting

pressure internally trying to get the president to understand the need to change course here at the white house. one of the interesting things that happened later this afternoon was that we got a really strongly worded statement from the american legion. this is a veterans organization that put out a statement pointing out in pretty clear and not in any flowery terms, but pretty straightforwardly that the president made proclamations lowering the flags for people like barbara bush, billy graham. they said we strongly urge you to make an appropriate presidential proclamation noting john mccain's death and legacy of service to this nation. the sfopokesperson said they hed from staffers thanking them from putting out such a strongly worded statement on the issue. ultimately that pressure caused president trump to cave. listen to what he said at the very end of the night at a dinner at the white house here tonight.

>> also, our hearts and prayers are going to the family of senator john mccain. there will be a lot of activity over the next number of days. we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. >> the question remains why. why did this have to happen? we are hearing from some of the president's allies who call this a really unforced error. it could have been something very simple following the basic protocols that have been well established by presidents before him. this president chose not to do that. here we are many hours later with the president taking a sharp turn in the other direction from where he started. >> i want to read this. mccain's passing tragic at any time is the sadder. his dedication to america's global leadership, advocacy for human rights, steadfast

opposition to despots, and above all his unwavering sense of right and wrong all are desperately needed at a time when the party has embraced a demagogue who flirts with isolationism and protectionism and white nationalism. as i read that i thought about this whole debate about what is patriotic and what is not and who owns the flag. is it our military people? he doesn't know how to be a patriot if he doesn't understand that true patriotism is honoring an american war hero. >> that's exactly right. you hear donald trump try to wrap himself in the flag and try to make use of patriotism for political gain which is something he does all the time by abusing nfl players or making himself out to be a superpatriot calling democrats, saying they are treason s.

he has no idea what true patriotism is all about. >> what does it say about the character of people in washington now? >> it says something very alarming about the nature of our politics which is something john mccain talked about where he talked about how we weaken our greatness when we confuse patriotism with tribal rivalries. i think that is exactly the point of what has happened. donald trump is kind of the culmination of the environment. he makes it worse. he does so for cynical political gain. this is how he solidifies his base. john mccain stood for very different kind of politics. it was really about putting the country first and being willing to suffer physically and politically if it was to help this great country of ours. donald trump clearly does not share that same view. it's truly tragic and

infuriating the way that he misuse patriotism while ignoring what the country is really about. >> people should be vehementally speaking out about this. people in washington aren't doing that right now. >> democrats are. republicans aren't. they have given up everything they claim to believe in to become part of this cult of personality around donald trump. you are seeing that. every day trump does something that hits a new low. you realize there is no bottom. he can keep going forever. >> it's just sad. it's gross. >> it really is. >> stay with me, everyone. much more about the amazing life of john mccain. two men who beat him at the ballot box and went on to reggie aq aqui -- occupy the oval office will offer eulogies this week. ♪can i get a connection?

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>> i have read about him. he is not -- no ma'am. he is a decent, family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. that's what this campaign is all about. thank you. >> we know there is nothing wrong with being -- it was simply something that was false and the way they were using it was trying to place the former president as other. it's one of the powerful moments that really speaks to mccain's character and decency. you can't help but compare it to the rhetoric now. you can't help but do it. >> you can't help but compare it to the president who actually trafficked in those conspiracy theories that were fuelling what this woman was saying. john mccain was saying he was a

decent man. he knew where it was coming from, this misinformation campaign that said that barack obama was born in kenya, that he was a muslim, that he was other, that he was someone else. john mccain was saying that is not true. we actually have political disagreements. you can disagree with someone about politics without trying to denigrate their character or make up things about them. president trump spent a lot of time talking about how president obama he didn't believe was an american citizen. those were lies that were borne out of the same thing. the contrast is really sharp. i think that it also is one of the reasons why these men really never got along. it is part of a long standing difference of opinion on politics, but also on temperament and a lot of other issues that have led us to where we are today. i think that is why we are seeing this kind of spectacle that we know president trump would have a hard time dealing with this moment when it finally

came. >> you have been working really hard and know you have more work to do. we appreciate you joining us. we will let abby go and continue the conversation. our thanks to abby phillips doing such great reporting. even in mccain's concession speech to obama he was gracious. it was more than that. watch this. >> this is an historic election. i recognize the special significance it has for african-americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight. i urge all americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together. >> think about that. he very much understood the historic nature of the country electing the first african-american president. he urged his supporters to get behind president obama. he didn't say i want to see his

birth certificate. what else does he have to lose? get behind my african-american. he said i want you to understand the historic nature of this. he is all of our president. imagine that. >> i'm glad you played that. as abby was talking i was thinking that one of the big differences between donald trump and john mccain is john mccain understood there is a difference between doing the right thing and doing the thing that will make you win. donald trump -- for donald trump his moral compass is entirely focussed on if this is good for me it will help me win. >> there is no moral compass. >> john mccain in both the incident you played where he corrects the woman and says barack obama may say what you want about policies, but don't say that. and then in his concession speech -- in the remarks that rick davis read today that he wrote to have read he talks

about what an honor it was to be able to concede, to acknowledge that there are things that are not worth doing even if that might give you a leg up whether it is in a day, in a week, in a campaign, in a lifetime of politics. he spoke eloquently about his unwillingness to speak out in taking the confederate flag down in south carolina. he spoke about the fact that he wrote a letter when he was in the north vietnam prison, a confession that he wished he had done -- he spoke eloquently about the times in which he didn't do the right thing. again, i do still think there is a difference between winning and losing and right and wrong. those are not synonymous. our current president views them as such. we should not fall to that trap. >> i think part of the reason

why donald trump hated john mccain so much is because at some level john mccain made him feel inadequate. at some level i think donald trump realizes that john mccain was simply a superior human being. he exemplified virtues that donald trump does not possess. >> talk to me about what it means, what does it say about john mccain that john mccain wants two men who beat him, president george w. bush and barack obama to eulogize him. to me i was like that is huge. >> i think that exemplifies the bipartisanship that john mccain dedicated his life to. let's remember how bitter the 2000 election was in which he lost the republican nomination to george w. bush. in south carolina it got really ugly where the bush campaign was spreading rumors that john mccain had an ilegitimate

african-american child. i know he was furious about what happened. he got over it and understood that for the good of the country he had to get behind president bush. the 2008 campaign was also a bitter one in many ways. it was hugely disappointing to mccain that he was ahead in early september and wound up losing. he got over it for the good of the country which is what his whole life was about. i think the way he was able to reconcile with bush and obama was a great example that i wish donald trump and others would pay attention to. >> he took the high road. this one couldn't find the high road with a gps, a driver. >> he doesn't do it. low road every time. >> thank you very much. remembering john mccain with one of the men who knew him best, his former adviser, mark mckennen joins me next. if you have moderate to severe

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i want you to watch this. >> when john saw an issue the same way you did you knew you just had found your most stalwart ally. you would thank your lucky stars. when you found yourself on the other side of the table as i think all of us learned, you were in for a different kind of unforgettable experience. >> what were some times you saw mccain abandon his party for the sake of his personal principles? >> i love that. hats off tonight for senator mccain. i had heard that clip from senator mcconnell. they had real tangles over money and politics and campaign finance which is something that attracted me to john mccain. mitch mcconnell fought him tooth and nail on a lot of those issues. that was an example of somebody rising up, somebody who had a lot of fights with john mccain. the great thing about john mccain we are celebrating this

week is that he represented all of the great ideals in politics, why we got involved in politics in the first place. it was honor, integrity, patriotism, courage, honor. he represented such a towering figure. so when the news came it hit me hard that we are going to miss the guy. man, are we going to miss his voice. what i do love about all we are celebrating, too, and all the remembrances is i hope it will inspire more to come through in the future. >> his last vote was his famous thumb's down on the top legislative party which was trying to replace obama. it was because he said this is not how legislation was supposed to work. do you ever see congress governing the way john mccain hoped or have those days passed?

>> well, again, i just hope that the events of this week will just slap everybody in the face and say there was a time we did things differently and we rose up and there was a process in the senate and in our congress where it was much more democratic and not bottled up to reflect a representation of the people who elected these people so we can have a say in what happens in this country. he paid severely for that among a lot of republicans who had voted for trump and a lot voted for mccain thinking he would vote against that bill. >> so the farewell letter to mccain that was posted in the daily beast, you said your independence was legendary. while i didn't agree with you always there was never a question in my mind that you always did as you pledged you would and put country first. when was the time you disagreed with him? >> gays in the military.

that was one that i felt strongly about and as did he. we kind of tangled about that a couple of times. eventually he came around on that issue. he was an old military guy. i kind of got it, but it was something we disagreed with. again, he had a famous temper, but he never held it very long. he appreciated the fact that people would disagree with them when they felt strongly about it. >> you went on to work for john mccain after working for george w. bush who had stymied mccain's first white house run. you quit working for mccain because of barack obama. how did you come to that arrangement? how did that play out? >> it was an unusual arrangement. senator mccain asked me to work for his presidential campaign. i said i would be honored. i would mow your lawn in sedona

if you asked me to do it. if i do this i have an unusual ask which is if you get the nomination and this guy barack obama, i disagreed with his politics, i thought his candidacy would be good for the country. if he were nominated i didn't want to be the tip of the spear attacking obama. mccain said that was kind of weird, but you are kind of weird, anyway. i think he dismissed it thinking it wasn't going to happen. it was early 2007. and then to make sure knowing he might forget and i wanted the senior staff not to be surprised and to pin my own wings to the wall because i was afraid i would chicken out, i wrote a memo to the campaign. and then it happened. mccain had forgotten. so i had to get the memo and walk it in. he looked at me and was like -- but then he gave me a hug and said thanks for helping me get

here. i appreciate all you have done. it would be very unmccain like not to keep your word so god bless you and good luck. it's a pleasure. hats off to john mccain. >> i know he will be taking it hard upstairs. when we come back, the enemy is dead. that is how one russian senator reacted to the passing of john mccain. the stark differences between mccain and trump's view of putin and what happens to the u.s./russia relations. that's next. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪

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"declassified". always a pleasure. john mccain is remembered so far as decorated military career, decades in congress, his presidential aspirations. what do you think john mccain's legacy will be? >> you know, i think he is that guy that did work to reach his hand across the aisle when it wasn't popular. i think that will be a big part. he is hawkish on national security. he was believed in the importance of u.s. engagement in the world. i think that is really important. he led so many congressional efforts around the world to try to work out problems in real time. he didn't get a lot of credit for a lot of that. he did some great work overseas. i think when you look at that body of work i think that is the story of john mccain. i thought mcconnell said it right. there is no better friend to

have in a fight and no worse enemy. when he wanted to clobber you he came at you. i have been on both sides of that but i always respected him. his temper never went longer than 24 hours. he would call you up sometimes after a disagreement when i was chairman and say we are all right. he would hang up the phone and the next day we would be back at something different. >> that is how it is supposed to be. that is how it is supposed to be. you have an argument and have a beer later or go out for coffee and it is fine. you don't have to agree. that is how it is supposed to be. let's stick to this thing. there are disgraceful things that have been said about him in russia. he was a frequent foe of russia throughout his career. the reaction to his death hasn't been kind. russian media called him the main symbol of russia phobia.

he is a symbol of the outspoken antirussia thinking. the enemy is dead, may the lord accept his dark soul and determine his future. >> it's harsh, but why was he so unpopular? >> it was a good thing. actually, if john mccain were on your show right now he would take that as a badge of courage because he had the courage -- he was very sober about what the russians had been doing not only recently. they can put on a happy face but they have been pretty ugly actors around the world. they do it with the levers of power that they have. they don't have an economy. when thunderstois the last timet anything that said made in russia. they use cutouts and things hike they did to us in 2016. john mccain understood that that

force was always and constantly at work to great democracies and was always willing to stand up. i don't ink the he would be bothered by it. i think he has a bit of a smile on his face that the russians who he knew and frequently called out for their activities now think that he is no longer important. i think the legacy of the hawki hawkish walk across the aisle will transcend john mccain. >> he spent 5 1/2 years in a prison after being shot down from a bombing mission in 1967. this is a man running the prison. he said at the time i liked him for his toughness and strong stance. when he became a u.s. senator they greatly contributed to promote vietnam/u.s. relations. i was very fond of him. when i learned about his death i

felt very sad. what is it about john mccain that even the man who oversaw his torture at the hanoi hilton came to admire him? >> we should not cry that he died but should smile that he lived. this is one of those moments. he was able to get through some very harsh treatment both mentally, emotionally and take that into his u.s. senate role and reach back and say i forgive. let's move on. we can do something better. that really was that spirit and that legacy of john mccain. he always believed we are going to fight it out when we have the difference. at the end of the day we will work for something bigger and something better because he always put his country first. he believed that vietnam as a friend of the united states was the better solution for the united states of america and that international engagement. think about somebody who could have carried a grudge unlike what we have seen here in the

united states in the last few days. this guy could have carried a grudge. he didn't do it because he put his country before that and put the interests not only of the people of vietnam who he believed he was fighting for and the interest of the united states. i think that is the essence of john mccain's style and personal, thos that he brought to public office. >> appreciate it. >> thanks. we'll be right back. mom: okay we need to get all your school supplies today... school... grade... done. done. hit the snooze button and get low prices on school supplies all summer long. like this case of paper for only $29.99 at office depot officemax. people confuse but they're different. it's nice to remove artificial ingredients. kind never had to. we choose real ingredients like almonds, peanuts and a drizzle of dark chocolate. find your favorite and give kind® a try. alright guys let's go! let's do this directions to the greek theater (beep)

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and the author ending race. in post racial america. senator schumer to the mccain senate office building. what do you think of that idea? >> i think it is very appropriate. as you mentioned richard was a divider. he coauthored the southern manifesto which was an encouragement to oppose integration i think it's wonderful that john mccain's name would go on the office building because john mccain has been a uniter as has been mentioned so many times today.

>> richard russell was a democrat. why do you think republicans would balk at supporting the change? >> i don't think they should. i think it would be very appropriate, as you say. he is a mccain and republicans should be in favor of it. russell was a democrat. i think a bipartisan effort by republicans and democrats would be very appropriate for this change. mccain is a uniter. it would be aproep yacht i noticed that stone wall jackson was coming down. i wonder is it george washington flexion week and is it thomas jefferson the week after? you do have to ask yourself where does it stop? are we going to take down

statues? how about thomas jefferson? what do you think of thomas jefferson. are we going to take down the statue? he was a major slave owner. you're changing his rhode island you're changening culture. >> wow. there's so much wrng with that. >> a whole lot wrong. this is all about backwards thinking. >> i would think he needs to be more sophisticated in his analysis and in his approach.

we are a country with a long history of race discrimination but one country that knowledged that history was wrong. at least most people have knowledged it. when you that kind of a situation it is very important to have a little bit more complexity in your analysis. certainly individuals that were slave holders and supported segregations. this would be very appropriate. >> always a pleasure. thank you, sir. >> my pleasure. >> when we come back is paul manafort changing his tune? attorneys reportedly sought a plea deal with federal

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